North America

By Peter Barynin, Principal Economist, TimberSoftwood and hardwood chip prices are moving up at a pace we have not seen since the "chip shock" in the mid-1990s. First-quarter prices for Douglas-fir export chips have been set at US$175/BDU (FOB, export...

Asia Pacific

Imports of logs, lumber and woodchips have been growing at such a rapid rate, and to such lofty heights, that it's been close to unbelievable at times. Between 2012 and 2017 (estimated), Chinese imports of logs (softwood and hardwood) have...